New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-07
The TARIFF TO BE the ISSUE
DRAWING THE LINES FOR MKT Yxap
VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS MEssacr-
ACCEPIING TILE CuAIIENCE

VARIOUS VIEWS OF THE PRESIDENTS MrssAcy-
ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE
The Presidents message provoked a general exnro.
sion of sentiment last night among prominent pu,I.
men uptown that issue had at last been oiped n,
tween the TWO leading parties on great Question n,
political priciple IL seemed To be the prevailing ide,
accepted by all classes alike that the Presidents ,no.
sage would bring about next year "A contest betwcs,
Free Trade and Protective Tariff principles ~ repre-
scnted by the Democratic and Reput lcan psrtfc. RI
spectively. Republicans accepted the issue gladly
Democrats shook their heads and looked doubtful nnle
they belonged to the out AMI out Free Trade school
These fairly shouted in their exultafon
EXC0ngressman Fran, Hurd. of Toledo who IL known
one OF tue advocates absolute Frsa
Trade in this country discussing President Cleveland.
message RETAINED from expressing any opinion on II,
merits he had not yet read IL, but he said: "Tbs
Presidents message will serve to bring on the dlrec,
Tariff Issue. That is what want. We shall now hays
political discussion OF a great principle instead OF die.
reputable wraDglcs and personalities. On this, Tariff
issue the Democratic party carry the Northwest
such States as Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Minnesota with this question There win
only be eight ten States left to the Republicans A,
for breaking up the south, yOu cannot 10 that"
THE COUNTRY WILL not VOTE FOR FREE TRADE
Colonel "Tom" Ochtree had not read the m ssaee
but had inking OF its coLtenl said he: That vii
give the Tariff issue next year. SURE Nothing coul
flafI fgll
agreed with him Ia his wish TO the issue I'D We can
defeat the Democrats on IT, This country bas oe,.a,
voted for Free Trade and never will IL woud he thu
manly thing for the Democratic party to cone ont
sqlarey for Free Trade Nineteen .tweptielhs of -.
members are for Free Trade any way II /, a Fr.e
Trade party or 1t is nothing want the issue and II tha
Democrats can he induced to accept it We Will have
contest year worthy or the couutry By tie way
ROGER f. Mills, OF Texas, who is said TO be Carlisle
choice for the charm,nship o; the Ways and Mean,
Committee. is an ADLER man than he Is credited with
being. He il better Parliamentarian than Morrison
! quicker, brighter reader man Morrison had a big
head. but he slow. Ii II sad that Mills should lot
be selected because he il extremist IN party On
questos. oeiaS free frazer lhst IS tue very re.soa
why he Should be- selected He represents tue average
sentiment Of MS party. Its great MAJORITY"
General Ben " Io Fevre who was for year. in Con.
gross from OHIO AMI the especial champion thtt- OF tae
wool growing ana agricultural Industry. had d'sgss
lock sn his face when asked ABOUT ". mss'as an .a
with bitter and sarcastic tone: IT'S free tsce You
know where stand on that. Igr h-nsta was one Of
samuel j Ramdalts Demscraric followers.
ExAssst.nt sscrs airy OF the treasury hares Coon
said: Well shall be glad II The Democrats rally lake
| a sand. Now lot us Row soon they viii crasa,l
when they hear from New-iork Nsw-JerseJ an. Con-
II have not read the message said ex SeiatorT C.
Patt. Whea tod 81 its contes' he lnqnis % II tbs
what will be the resuti PROBABLY t~rh n.a, asI.
year That is what hope to SEE
Mr. We'd Is Az IRON MANrrAcTrRE'.
Smith NJ Wee the Democratic sage Of Plai''b1rs.
Y
disgust and hld nothing to lie Is IN iroa
manufacturer and understands what the rec
omme ndations mean to the iron Industry
Garrett Roach son OF the famous Oil sIpbuiler, and
himself now az the head OF that industry said ." Fer
years nave advocated divine right OF toe La oan.
OF AGsrc, iOds story dinner pan, Win an egg on
top n cup OF coce next and good. square me- under
meath. You cant work man ten hours day o1s
sand with lunch without starving him 10 eeata: But
that T. What You do unless you turn su TIL, IeHp
crn'' lrer-tra1s Administration ami pat k'plblcan
Prssi6ent in tbs White House ana HspnDdcah mSoniy
j. Long. a Western iron manufactures. had time 70
say Mr. Cleveland sLoult .aye credit fsr beias saHly
enough 10 pat himself ~ iat'y OH e.o'., an 70. phs
ing hs party IA !lne on te iarh question
forever settled the policy u tn. colnry, which
Amer can aud GOT English. there lrl,hnan N ais
country wko can vote Tor party aa mp r. hs Z
l!sh free-trade theory Is advanced D. NJ CeFeIliL
ONLY AN ECHO OF FREE-rRADE ADVOCATES
II President Cleveland eodd have submitted his mes
sag, 70 member, OF the Produce Cotton AMI other
mereial exchanges in this CITY before it submitted
10 Congress AMI hAvs been led bT lhs expression Of
opinion as uttsrsd Yesterday ke woii have remsdse
II az oace Denocrits AMI Mngwumps, who behave u
protection 10 American Industry ana labor and Ia tee
payment to working zen OF fair living at least
alike onisuueI tt. AMI they Tree % declare that
tho President had sold himself TO the frse-iraie &c
nenL
rney commented upon the message freely and
the csnsiere II the more free t.ey were %
II
Carlisle NJ Morrison, ana ottrr ee-,ra a.s'ci.v s
for decade Tne Nu-"uups were Gsslste oil Win INK
10 .,r nyt6tns T. was ONLY 70 declare tnat Frs.
Ira lers hal evidently bsIsht NJ Cleyeian., soi qua
ami thai the woIh be tAe tar n quest 'n-pro.e.
ton American laorr. or conpetisn OF American A'o'
with the sarvation-"ase worxnsHeu OF Europe
WALL STREET SADLY DISAPPOINTED.
MORE THAN ONE ISSUE IL THE CoUNIRY-DiD
BROKERS HAVE THE MESSAGE IN ADVANCE
The Presidents message was a disappointment 70
Wa street 1t hal been supposed that 1t wodli trea OF
matters than the tarf AID that II would make pcs.
hive Recommendation several subjects When II was
puhli,hel IL was regarded merely essay on tarif
reform and for that prices OF stocks declined
81 )kers vera unable ia discover anywhere Ia The
document the expected discussion OF railway
matters In connection with the Interstate CsA
msrce law and friends and enemies OF the P~eiha
railroads equally were disappein oil because there was
executive opinion about tho debts OF the slosdted
couplpics 70 the Government.
The general opinion Ia Wall seemed 20 D. tAtt
tue message was remarkable chiefly by tho nc.lect 81
important oojscts outside Of tn tariff 10 thl respect
tho free ira the message were not she
IL Offset by the concluding statement that the question:
OF free trade absolutely irrelevant An ae'e noAe'
speaking OF the message, sad: 1T rominIs me Oh
the daily letter which send out 10 o.f
customers | usually write it and frequently
after have that stocks ought 10 aVanes
hedge by suggesting that In spite OF these nhleh'e'
| prices may decline"
There are good reasons TO suppose that one or '"s
copies the found their way to Wall street ne
tween saturday night AID Me DAY @oihIns Tue IN ~.
srsge trm THAI supposed 10 know most Aesu' ta'
advance copy dsc ned whether II mad one OF no.
Charles A. Jsnnes, tae speculstor who was SUPPOSE
have carried copy OF the message IN MS pscAe
MuulaT declar that knew nohi az ABOUT ~ ub'"
| Il was priuio,i ia the afternoon papers ,,.
am .l didn't have IL" he said 4" FOR certainly
should awe ssli stocks better prices TO
] he | a
nor sent TO m. and tao firm usually sends me eNev
good thing has should think tnat II did NOT nave
tho message but cannot DE sure OF IL
| MAYOR HEWITT Is SATISFIED.
,,,s ,upprssioNs AFTER A GLANCE Al THE DoCV.
| MrNr-ornER DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS.
N,ysr Hewitt mas given great deal or Thought ana
-. %, u. .uh,-c Of In. Tariff and has